MENA
Religion that has a lot of influence in the region
What is Islam?
First country in the world to have more than 50% women in parliament.
What is Rwanda?
System of ethical and philosophical beliefs
System of government common in this region after WWII
What is Communism?
First woman president of Chile
Who is Michelle Bachelet?
Wave of pro-democracy anti-government protests
What is the Arab Spring?
Name for Europe's colonization of Africa
What is the scramble for Africa?
Political and militant movement that currently holds power in Afghanistan
What is the Taliban?
International organization with a lot of influence in the area
What is the European Union?
What is guerrilla warfare?
When the Arab Spring started
What is 2010/2011?
Many African societies had this kind of gender relationship before colonialism
What is complementary?
India's village government system
What is panchayat raj?
Ideology that positions the common people in opposition to the elite.
What is populism?
Religious organization with a lot of influence in Latin America
What is Catholic Church?
What is Sharia law?
When political power comes from the ability to exchange jobs, favors, and money
What is clientelism?
Practice of women's seclusion in Muslim and Hindu communities
What is purdah?
Central committee in a communist system
What is politburo?
First country to adopt a substantial electoral law quota
Egyptian woman protester in Tahrir Square
Who is the Girl in the Blue Bra?
Uses traditional family language to talk about armed conflict
What are patriarchal revolutions?
In Samoa, a family member who has been chosen by consensus to lead the extended family unit
What is matai?
First country to reach 30% women in parliament
What is East Germany?
Group of mothers who protested the "disappearance" of their children by the Argentinean military
Who are the Mothers of the Plaza do Mayo?